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Sons of the IRevolution 

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State of IDirginia. 

1895. 



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THE SOCIETY OF 
SONS OF THE REVOLUTION, 



State of Virginia, 



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SONS OF THE REVOLUTION. 



OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY. 



It being evident from a steady decline of a proper cele- 
bration of the National holidays of the United States of 
America, that popular concern in the events and men of 
the war of the Revolution is gradually declining, and that 
such lack of interest is attributable, not so much to the 
lapse of time and the rapidly increasing flood of immigra- 
tion from foreign countries, as to the neglect on the part 
of descendants of Revolutionary heroes to perform their 
duty in keeping before the public mind the memory of the 
services of their ancestors and of the time in which they 
lived ; therefore, the Society of the Sons of the Revolution 
has been instituted to perpetuate the memory of the men, 
who, in the military, naval and civil service of the Colo- 
nies and of the Continental Congress, by their acts or 
counsel, achieved the Independence of the country, and to 
further the proper celebration of the anniversaries of the 
birthday of Washington, and of prominent events con- 
nected with the war of the Revolution ; to collect and 
secure for preservation the rolls, records and other docu- 
ments relating to that period ; to inspire the members of 



4 SONS OF THE REVOLUTION. 

the Society with the patriotic spirit of their forefathers ; 
and to promote the feehng of friendship among them. 

Any male person above the age of twenty-one years, of 
good character and a descendant of one who, as a military, 
naval or marine officer, soldier, sailor or marine, in actual 
service, under the authority of an\^ of the thirteen Colo- 
nies or States or of the Continental Congress, and remain- 
ing always loyal to such authority, or a descendant of one 
who, as a member of the Continental Congress or of the 
Congress of any of the Colonies or States, or as an official 
appointed by or under the authority of anj^ such legisla- 
tive bodies, actually assisted in the establishment of 
American Independence by services rendered during the 
war of the Revolution becoming thereby liable to convic- 
tion of treason against the government of Great Britian, 
but remaining always loyal to the authority of the Colo- 
nies or States, shall be eligible to membership in the 
Society. 



Officers of tlie General Society, 189S. 



General President, 
Hon. JOHN LEE CARROLL, Ellicott City, Md., 

Of the Marylciud Society. 

( jenera 1 Vlee-Presideii t, 
GARRETT DORSET WALL VROOM, Trenton, 

Of the New Jersey Society. 

Second General Vice-President, 
JOHN SCREVEN. Savannah, Ga., 

Of the Georgia Society. 

General Secretary, 
JAMES MORTIMER MONTGOMERY, N. Y., 

Of the New York Society. 

Assistant General Secretary, 
Wn.LTAM HALL HARRIS, Baltimore, Md., 

Of the Maryland Society. 

General Treasurer, 

RICHARD McCALL CADWALADER, Philadelphia, 

Of the Pennsylvania Society. 

Assistant General Treasurer, 
STEPHEN SALISBURY, Worcester, Mass., 

Of the Massachusetts Society. 

General Chaplain, 

Rev. MORGAN DIX, D. D., S. T. D,, New York City. 

Of the New York Society. 

General Registrar, 

JOHN WOOLF JORDAN. Philadelphia, 

Of the Pennsylvania Society. 
General Historian, 

THEODORUS BAILEY MYERS MAvSON, U. S. N., 

Of the District of Columbia Socictv. 



Officers of the Virginia Society, 1895. 



President, 
JAMEvS ALSTON CABELL. 

Pirst Vice-President, 

FRANCIS L. SMITH. 

Second Vice-President, 
Dr. W. C. N. RANDOLPH. 

Secretary, 
R. T. W. DUKE, Jr. 

Registrar, 
CHARLES WASHINGTON COLEMAN. 

Treasurer, 
ROBERT LANCASTER WILLIAMS. 

Historian, 
]. R. V. DANIEL. 



Delegates to the General Society, 

R. T. W. Duke, Jr., James Alston Cabell, 

John Skelton Williams, Willis B. Smith. 
Francis L. Smith. 

Alternates, 

Robert L.\ncaster Williams. 

Charles Washington Coleman, 
Williams Chase Morton. Geo. Preston Coleman, 

Lyon G. Tyler. 



SONS OF THE UEVOLUTION. 



IR0U of flDembcrs. 



Paul Brandon Barringer. 

Great grandson of Gen. Joseph Graham. A brave, 
distinguished and intelligent officer in the Revolutionary 
War, and in various campaigns from May, 1778, to No- 
vember, 1781. 

James Blake y. 

Great grandson of Angus Rucker, Captain in Gibson's 
Regiment from that portion of Ciilpeper Countj^ now 
Madison County. 

Great grandson of Zachariah Johnson, who bore arms 
and was a member of the House of Burgesses. 



James Alston Cabell. 

Great grandson of Col. William Alston. Member of 
Committee of Safety for Halifax, December 21st, 1774. 
Member of Provincial Congress at Halifax, April 4th, 
1776. Lieutenant-Colonel of Third Regiment of Conti- 
nental Troops. Served at the North under (leneral Wash- 
ington and came South with General Gates. 

Great grandson of Maj. Andrew Hamilton, Captain and 
Major in Continental Line. 

Grccit grandson of Col. Nicholas Cabell. Captain of one 
of the first companies of Minute Men that went to Will- 
iamsbui'g at the time of the disturbance with Lord Dun- 
more. Colonel of State troops during the Revolution. 
Served under Lafayette at Yorktown. Member of Assem- 
blvof Viroinia, 1779-'S0. 



8 SONS (JF THE RKVOLITIOX. 

Julian Mayo Cabell. 

Great grandson of Col. William Alston. Member of 
Committee ol Safety for Halifax, December 21vSt, 1774-. 
Member of Provincial Congress at Halifax, April 4-th, 
1776. Lieutenant-Colonel of Third Regiment of Conti- 
nental Troops. Served at the North under General Wash- 
ington and came South with General Gates. 

Great grandson of Maj. Andrew Hamilton, Captain and 
Major in Continental Line. 

Great grandson of Col. Nicholas Cabell. Captain of one 
of the first companies of Minute Men that went to Will- 
iamsburg at the time of the disturbance with Lord Dun- 
more. Colonel of State troops durir.g the Revolution. 
Served under Lafayette atYorktown. Member of Assem- 
bly of Virginia, 1779-'80. 



Charles Washington Coleman. 

Great great-grandson of Thomas Coleman, (1725 — 
1793) member Virginia House of Delegates, 1777, 1778, 
1784. 

Great great-grandson of William Holt. (17 — 1791), 
Quartermaster to Virginia forces; meml)er of Virginia 
Court of Admiralty 1777, 1778, 1779. 

Great grandson of Baylor Hill (1700-1805), cornet 
First Continental Dragoons, Dec. 4, 1776; lieutenant, 
1777; captain, 1780. 

Great great-grandson of Col. George Brooke (1728 — 
1782), member Virginia Conventions of 1775 and 1776; 
Paymaster First, Second, Seventh and Eighth Virginia 
Regiments, 1776; Paymaster of the Arm v. 

Great grandson of St. George Tucker (1752 — 1827), 
aide-de-camj) to Gen. Nelson, 1779; major Virginia militia. 



SOXS OF TIIK REVOLITTIOX. 9 

r>b. 2o, 1781; lieutenant-colonel, Se])t. 12, 1781; mem- 
ber of the staff of Gov. Nelson at the seige of Yorktown ; 
member Virginia Privy Council of State, 1781. 

Great great-grandson of Francis vSniitli, ensign Sixth 
Virginia Regiment, 1780. 

Great great-grandson of James White (17^>7 — 1815) of 
the North Carolina line. 



George Brooke Coleman. 

Great great-grandson^ of Thomas Coleman (1725 — 
1794), member Virginia House of Delegates, 1777, 1778, 
1784. 

Great great-grandson of William Holt, (17 1791.) 

Quartermaster to Virginia forces; mend)er of Virginia 
Court of Admiralty 1777, 1778, 1779. 

Great grandson of Baylor Hill (1760—1805), cornet 
First Continental Dragoons, Dec. 4th, 1776; lieutenant, 
1777; captain, 1780. 

Great great-grandson of Col. George Brooke (1728 — 
1782), member Virgiina Conventions of 1775 and 1776; 
Pavmaster First, Second, Seventh and Eighth Virginia 
Regiments, 1776; Paymaster of the Army. 

Great grandson of St. George Tucker (1752 — 1827), 
aide-de-camp to Gen. Nelson, 1779; major Virginia militia. 
Feb. 25, 1781; lieutenant-colonel, Sept. 12, 1781; mem- 
ber of the staff of Governor Nelson at the seige of York- 
town ; member Virginic'i Privy Council of State, 1781. 

Great-great-grandson of F'rancis Smith, ensign Sixth 
Virginia Regiment, 1780. 

Great great-grandson of Jatnes White (1739 — 1815) of 
the North Carolina line. 



10 SONS OF THE Tx' EVOLUTION. 



James R. V. Daniel. 



Great grandson of Edmund Jennings Randolph. Aide- 
de-camp to General Washington in 1 775-'76. Muster MavS- 
ter general Southern Department, March 25th, 1776. Re- 
signed April 26th, 1776, to become member of the Virginia 
Convention May 6th, 1776. He was elected Attorney 
General of Virginia, 1776. Elected to Continental Cong- 
ress in 1779. Resigned Oct. 5th, 1779. 



Richard Thomas Walker Duke. 

Grandson of Clevears Duke, Jr., private in Capt. Ander- 
son's compan}^ Fifth Regiment Virginia Line, Continen- 
tal Establishment. 

Grandson of Capt. Thomas Walker, Jr., member of the 
Albemarle company commanded by Capt. Geo. Gilmer, 
which went to Williamsburg; and Captain in Ninth Vir- 
ginia Line Continental Establishment. 

Great grandson of Dr. Thomas Walker, meml)er of the 
Committee of Safety Virginia House of Burgesses, 1775. 



Richard Thomas Walker Duke, Jr. 

Great grandson of Clevears Duke, Jr., private in Capt. 
Anderson's company in Fifth Regiment Virginia Line, 
Continental Establishment. 

Great grandson of Capt. Thomas Walker, Jr., member 
of the Albemarle company commanded by Capt. George 
Gilmer which went to Williamsburg; and Captain in 
Ninth Virginia Line, Continental Establishment. 

Great orreat-prandson of Dr. Thomas Walker, member 



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of the Committee of Safetj^ Virginia House of Burgesses, 
1775. 

Great grandson of William Eskridge, Lieutenant and 
Adjutant Second Virginia Regiment Continental Establish- 
ment. 



William R. Duke. 

Great grandson of Clevears Duke, Jr., private in Capt. 
Anderson's company in Fifth Regiment Virginia Line, 
Continental Establishment. 

Great Grandson of Capt. Thomas Walker, Jr., member 
of the Albemarle Company commanded by Capt. George 
Gilmer which went to Williamsburg; and Captain in 
Ninth Virginia Line, Continental Establishment. 

Great great-grandson of Dr. Thomas Walker, member 
of the Committee of Safety Virginia House of Burgesses, 
1775. 

Great grandson of William Eskridge, Lieutenant and 
Adjutant Second Virginia Regiment Continental Estab- 
ment. 



Richard William Duke. 

Great grandson of Clevears Duke, Jr., private in Capt. 
Anderson's company in Fifth Regiment Virginia Line, 
Continental Establishment. 

Great grandson of Capt. Thomas Walker, Jr., member 
of the Albemarle company commanded by Capt. George 
Gilmer which went to Williamsburg; and Captain in 
Ninth Virginia Line, Continental Establishment. 

Great great-grandson of Dr. Thomas Walker, member 
of the Committee of Safety, Virginia House of Burgesses, 
1775. 



12 SONS OF THE REVOLUTION. 

Horace S. Hawes. 

Great great-grandson of Col. Samuel Pierce. He receiv- 
ed on the same day a commission from the Crown appoint- 
ing him a Captain in the royal army and from the Con- 
tinental Congress a Colonel's commission in the American 
Army. He accepted the latter and served with distinc- 
tion throughout the Revolutionary War. 

He also descended from Jesse Hawes, of Dorchester, 
Mass., born 1758, died 1807; served throughout the Rev- 
olutionar}^ War as a sergeant. 

He also descended from Wm. Sterling Smith, of Olnev, 
Henrico County, Va.; was a captain in Continental Armv 
and served throughout the war. 



Alexander Randolph Holladay, 

Great great-grandson of Lieut. Lewis Holladay, Lieu- 
tenant in the Spottsylvania military company, October 
5th, 1775. 

Piatt Kent. 

Grcat-great-great grandson of Col. Everard Meade. 



Heth Lorton, 

Great grandson of Col. William Heth of the "Culpeper 
Minute Men." 



William Chase Morton. 

Great grandson of John Clarke, First Lieutenant Eighth 
Virginia Regiment, January, 1777. Taken prisoner at 
Germantown October 4th, 1777; exchanged October, 
1780. Captain February 14th, 1781, and served to 



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W. C. N. Randolph. 

Great grandson of Thomas Jefferson. Governor of Vir- 
ginia, 1779; member of Continental Congress ; Author of 
the Declaration of Independence ; Author of the Virginia 
Statute for Religious Freedom ; President of the United 
States. 



John F. Slaughter, Jr. 

Great grandson of Charles Slaughter, of Culpeper Co., 
Va, Member of Continental Cavalrj^ ; served to the close 
of the war. 



WilliffB. Smith. 

Great grandson of Lieut. William Smith, of Montrose, 
Powhatan County, Va. Lieutenant in the Revolutionary 
War, Sixth Regiment Virginia troops. Appointed Sep- 
tember, 1778, and served at least three vears. 



Francis Lee Smith. 

Great grandson of Capt. John Hawkins. Ensign, Lieu- 
tenant, Adjutant and Captain in the Third Virginia Regi- 
ment Continental Armv. 



Lyon Gardiner Tyler. 

Grandson of John Tyler, member County Committee 
Charles Cit^- County, 1775; Captain in militia, 1775; 
Judge of Admiralty Court, 1776; Speaker House of Bur- 
gesses, 1778-'86. 



14 vSONS OF THE REVOIAJTION. 

Arthur Skelton Wily. 

Great grandson of William Murray, private in Viro-inia 
State Line for three years. 

Edmund Randolph Williams. 

Great great-grandson of Edmund Jennings Randolph. 
Aide-de-camp to General Washington, August 15th, 1775, 
to March 25th, 1776; Muster Master-general Southern 
Department, March 25th, 1776; Member of the Virginia 
Convention, May 6th, 1776. Attorney-General of Vir- 
ginia, 1776. Elected to Continental Congress in 1779. 
Re-elected in 1780. 

Robert Lancaster Williams. 

Great great-grandson of Edmund Jennings Randolph. 
Aide-de-camp to General Washington, August 15th, 1775, 
to March 25th, 1776; Muster Master-general Southern 
Department, March 25th, 1776. Member of the Virginia 
Convention, May 6th, 1776. Attorney-General of Vir- 
ginia, 1776. Elected to Continental Congress in 1779 
Re-elected in 1780. 

Robert Findlater Williams. 

Great great-orandson of Lewis Bur well, of White March, 
Va. Member of HoUvSe of Burgesses 1769-'74-; Member 
of Williamsburg Convention, 1775-'76. 




John Skelton Williams. 

Great great-grruulson of Ednmiul Jennings Randolph. 
Aide-de-camp to General Washington, Angnst 15th, 1775, 
to March 25th, 177G; Muster Master-general Southern 
Department, March 25th, 1776. Member of the Virginia 
Convention. May 6th, 1776. Attorney-General of Vir- 
o-inia 1776. Elected to Continental Congress in 1779. 
Re-elected in 1780. 



SOX'S OF THE KEVOLl'TIOX. 



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Hncestors m\b 2)e8ccn6ant8. 



Alston, William. 

Calicll, jrmics Alston. 
Cabell, Julian Mayo. 

Brooke, George. 

Coleman, Charles VVasliin.iilon. 
Colem;in, Heorije Brooke. 

Burwell, Lewis. 

Williams, Koh't Findiator. 

Cabell, Nicholas. 

Caliell, James .\lston. 
Cabell, Jnlian Mays. 

Coleman, Thomas, 

Coleman, Charles Washington. 
Coleman, Geo. Brooke. 

Clarke. John. 

Morton, William Chase. 

Duke, Clevears, Jr. 

Duke. R. T. W. 

Duke, R. T. W.,Jr. 

Duke. Wm. R. 

Duke, R. W. 
Eskridge, William. 

Duke, Wm. R. 

Duke, R. T. W.,Jr. 
Graham, Joseph 

Barringer, Paul B. 
Hamilton, Andrew. 

Cabell, James Alston. 

Cabell, Julian Mayo. 
Holt, William. 

Coleman, Charles WashiniiLou. 

Coleman, Cieo. Bi-ooke. 



Hawes, Jesse. 

Hawes, H. H. 

Holladay, Lewis. 

Holladay, Ale.v. R. 

Heth, William. 

Lorton, Heth. 

Hawkins, John. 

Smith, h^rancis I.,ee. 

Jefferson, Thomas. 

Randolph, W. C.N. 

Johnson, Zachariah. 

Blakey, James. 

Meade, Evard. 

Kent, riatt. 

Murray, Wm. 

Wily. Arthur Skelton. 

Pierce, Samuel. 

Hawes. H. H. 

Randolph, Edmund Jennings. 

Daniel. James R. V. 
Williams. Ed. Randolph. 
Williams, Rob't Laneaster. 

Rucker, Angus. 

Pdakey, James. 

Smith, Francis. 

Coleman. Charles Washington. 
Coleman, Oeo. Brooke. 



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Smith, Wm. Sterling:. 

Hawes, H. H. 

Slaughter, Charles. 

Slaughter, John F., Jr. 

Smith, Wm. 

Smith, Willi^B. 

Tucker, St. George. 

Coleman, Charles Washington. 
Coleman, Geo. Brooke. 

Tyler, John. 

Tvler, Lvon Gardiner. 



White, James. 

Coleman, Charles Washington. 
Coleman, Geo. Brooke. 

Walker, Thomas, Sr. 

Duke, R. T. W. 
Duke, R. T. W., Jr. 
Duke, Wm. R. 
Duke. R. W. 

Walker, Thomas, Jr. 

Duke. R. T. W. 
Duke, R. T. W.. Jr. 
Duke, Wm. R. 
Duke, R. W. 



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